2016 Nazimabad attack

The 2016 Nazimabad attack occurred on 29 October 2016 when armed terrorists assaulted a ladies' majlis (Shia Muslim gathering) in the Nazimabad neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, killing five and injuring seven. Two gunmen riding a bicycle entered a street in Nazimabad and fired on the majlis, which was being held in a tent. Two of the gunmen targeted the male participants in the majlis, while two more gunmen provided cover. The attack was considered to be the work of Sunni extremists, and it was another harrowing example of the suffering of the Shia minority of Pakistan.